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E Ink snowboard with giant nose display surfaces at SID 2011

, May 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

The E Ink display is a very cool bit of tech. The displays are easy to read in direct sunlight and they need little power to operate. Over the years since the E Ink screen debut, they have found their way into all sorts of devices from eReaders to watches with lots of stuff in between. At SID 2011, a new use for an E Ink screen surfaced and it is a first. The large screen you see there is on the nose of a snowboard. I hope it's rugged. Read The Full Story

Nokia talks the future for devices and innovation

, May 20th 2011 Discuss [5]

With a few exceptions when I think of Nokia, innovation doesn't really come to mind. I tend to think of handsets that are behind the times frequently and lack the features that many people want. Considering the slipping market share Nokia has been seeing, many consumers are staying away from Nokia smartphones and devices in increasing numbers. Nokia is working hard to change that though and the company is talking about the future of innovation and devices. Read The Full Story

British firm makes military backpack that can see through walls

, May 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you are a gamer that plays shooters or other games, you have seen the little maps in the bottom of the screen that put dots up when an enemy is nearby. I have a watch though that something along those lines wasn’t possible in the real world, but it is. A British company called Cambridge Consultants has unveiled an awesome product called the Prism 200c that looks a lot like that HUD in some video games. The device is worn like a backpack. Read The Full Story

Keyglove wearable input device is a keyboard and mouse with one hand

, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [3]

Sometimes a computer user only has one hand that they can work with be it due to standing up or some sort of physical limitation. A new project has landed on Kickstarter that is very interesting called Keyglove Wearable Input Device. The glove combines the functions of a mouse and a keyboard. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Science Week In Review

, Mar 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Welcome to the first SlashGear Science Week In Review. Each Saturday, we will round up our favorite science stories of the week for your perusal. Some are stories that we covered, others we didn’t get to. A sample of this week’s stories: A new form of matter, a hexacopter with superpowers, a robotic cloud, a supercool brown dwarf star, playing music using only your mind, and our ancestors on Mars. Think we missed something? Let us know in the comments!

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Researchers create new batteries with crazy fast recharge speed

, Mar 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

I have long said that one of the keys to making our gadgets more usable and vehicles that use batteries like EVs and plug-in hybrids more interesting to buyers is not only a battery with a higher capacity for energy storage, but also a battery that can be recharged quickly. That Nissan Leaf might not drive but 50 miles on a charge, but if I can recharge that car in only a few minutes suddenly that range is a lot more livable. Read The Full Story

Corning – A Day Made of Glass

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

Gorilla Glass is a common component in today's smartphones and tablets. If you have an iPhone 4 or one of Samsung's Galaxy S you're already enjoying the benefits of Corning's scratch and impact resistant glass. Corning has been working in glass and ceramics materials since 1851. They recently released this short video showcasing dozens of conceptual future uses for various types of electronically integrated glass panels. Corning's vision for the future of these multifunction panels features everything from hand-held touch reactive displays (modeled after the iPhone) to built in architectural display panels in everything from the bathroom mirror to kitchen counters to the entire dash of your car. Read The Full Story

Soldiers to get individual gunshot detectors

, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

I really liked the flick Red Dawn when I was kid and the things I learned from it include that you can pee in a radiator and as long as you only shoot one time, the enemy can't find you. That last bit isn’t true anymore thanks to a cool new tool that the Army is sending to troops in Afghanistan. The tool is called the Individual Gunshot Detector and it is sort of like radar for gunshots. Read The Full Story

Navy Proposal: Build “Coordinated Micro Robot Swarm”

, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

The Navy has issued a proposal asking for someone out there to build it “a coordinated and distributed swarm of micro-robots” that can manufacture “novel materials and structures.” So these would be robots that can work together to build things, presumably even other robots. The Navy intends for the robot swarm (and yes, that is an actual quote from the proposal) to use desktop manufacturing, which allows you to "print" 3-D objects with equipment you can fit on your desk and program with your laptop. Read The Full Story

Shoei’s Optical/Resistive Touch Panel on Display Automotive Electronics Technology Expo

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

As the outside of our vehicles get more advanced, the inside is advancing at a far quicker pace. And while having the word "resistive" in any type of touchscreen implementation may not seem all that advanced to anyone, Shoei has created a hybrid touch panel that actually uses resistive technology in a useful fashion. Of course, it helps that the company doesn't have any intention of implementing their idea in an actual display. Read The Full Story

The Greatest 17 Seconds You’ll Ever Star Wars in the Snow

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [4]

I was really pumped up to find this particular video posted right up at the top of the official Star Wars blog (and yes, I am the only fellow on our whole crew who has such a feed in my reader,) right up there at the top, was a post called Minnesota Trench Run. I live in Minnesota, and this winter has been miraculously snowy, so it was a fabulously warm and fuzzy moment finding this clip. One guy, Mike Nelson, filmed the clip, and another guy, FX artist Aaron Dabelow added the X-Wing. Read The Full Story

GPS Backpack for Dogs Created by Auburn University’s Canine Detection Research Institute

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

While robots are taking a major role in today's military scheme of things, there are always other options. Namely, animals. Simply put, a dog can get into places that a robot can't, and given the right method of controlling them, can be a lot more help than, say, a limited machine. That's where this backpack design comes into play. Designed within the walls of Auburn University's Canine Detection Research Institute, it's a backpack that puts a lot of features into a small space, all in the hopes of being able to guide a dog into a situation remotely. Read The Full Story
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